Digital Commons @ George Fox University Faculty Publications - George Fox University Libraries George Fox University Libraries 2011 QR Codes & Augmented Reality for Mobile Library Users Robin Ashford George Fox University, [email protected]Follow this and additional works at: hp://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/libraries_fac Part of the Higher Education Commons , and the Online and Distance Education Commons is Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the George Fox University Libraries at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications - George Fox University Libraries by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation Ashford, Robin, "QR Codes & Augmented Reality for Mobile Library Users" (2011). Faculty Publications - George Fox University Libraries. Paper 13. hp://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/libraries_fac/13
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Digital Commons @ George Fox UniversityFaculty Publications - George Fox UniversityLibraries George Fox University Libraries
2011
QR Codes & Augmented Reality for MobileLibrary UsersRobin AshfordGeorge Fox University, [email protected]
Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/libraries_fac
Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Online and Distance Education Commons
This Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the George Fox University Libraries at Digital Commons @ George FoxUniversity. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications - George Fox University Libraries by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected].
Recommended CitationAshford, Robin, "QR Codes & Augmented Reality for Mobile Library Users" (2011). Faculty Publications - George Fox UniversityLibraries. Paper 13.http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/libraries_fac/13
Note: In most cases any app will work, but there are exceptions –query your app store for QR or barcode reader - or text the word SCAN to 43588 (standard data rates apply)
“Ads sporting QR codes will soon go up in 33 Starbucks locations in Richmond. Go inside and you can see augmented reality visions of Picasso’s art on the walls using a Layar (AR) browser. Fans in Philadelphia will also be able to see the exhibit via AR at an empty store space on South Street. (Below is a mock-up of how the Philadelphia exhibit is supposed to look.)”http://mashable.com/2011/02/10/qr-codes-picasso/
Still early – 2010 Horizon Report: 2-3 years out, but definite educational potential
Challenges:
• Specific and proprietary apps
• Smart mobile devices must have GPS and compass
• Not widely accessible & knowing when available
• Mainly entertainment and business marketing at this time
On the horizon –potential game changers:
“Geoloqi is a private,real-time mobile & web platform for securely sharing location data, with features such as Geonotes, proximalnotification, and sharing real-time GPS